Christ Lutheran Church Harrisburg

The Long View

God takes the long view with creation.  The long view is the loving view.  The long view isn't stopped by set backs or obstacles.  The long view presents a vision of what is to be.  God invites us into the long view.  The sermon is based on Daniel 2:24-49.

What have you witnessed?

What do you see?  What do you witness?  What are you showing?  God shows up in a variety of ways and shows us what love is.  The sermon is based on 1 John 5:9-13.

Love is bigger than we think

Love is bigger than we think.  The sermon is based on 1 John 5:1-6.  The author talks about love, but also addresses where that love comes from that allows us to conquer the world.  We don't conquer the way the world does.  Instead we love, which transforms the world.  

Now is the Time

The world is throwing around a whole lot cruelty, violence, division, and hatred.  If ever there was a time for love, it would be now.  While we want to respond to what the world is offering in a similar way, Jesus calls us to respond differently.  Now is the time for us to live into this calling of love.  The sermon is based on 1 John 4:7-21.

What can we do?

There are so many terrible things in the world.  It can overwhelm us.  And we ask, "What can we do?"  1 John 3:16-24 offers some advice.  

The True Christians

Who are the real Christians?  What are the marks of a "real" Christian?  Humanity is obsessed with dividing people.  God brings us together.  That's good news.  The sermon is based on 1 John 3:1-7.

Praying

How do I pray?  Teach me God!  Jesus gives us the Lord's Prayer as an example.  But what is prayer?  And how do we do it.  The sermon is based on Matthew 6:9-13.

You're Invited!

God invites us!  We are invited to praise God, to remember what God has done and what God will do, and how God never forgets us, even in the midst of hardship.  Come and celebrate!  The sermon is based on Psalm 66.

The Kingdom of Heaven is Like...

Come on Jesus, just tell us what the Kingdom of Heaven is.  That's not how it works.  Maybe that's because we wouldn't know if we walked into it.  Instead we get glimpses of it.  How do you encounter the Kingdom of Heaven?  The sermon is based on Matthew 13:44-50.

How to Read the Bible

How do we read the Bible?  There are helpful and unhelpful ways.  It helps to start with knowing some things about the Bible.  Just after 21:30 into the podcast I offer a direct example of reading Scripture in light of shootings around the church.  The sermon is based on 2 Timothy 3:10-17.